UWE-2
"University Würzburg's Experimental satellite 2" (UWE-2) from the University of Würzburg is a cube of a length of 10 cm and a mass of 1 kg. Its scientific objectives are
- tests of methods and algorithms for attitude determination,
- optimisation of internet protocol parameters, in order to adapt to the specific space environment.
On 23.9.2009 UWE-2 was launched by an Indian PSLV rocket (PSLV-C14) together with Oceansat-2 and three further CubeSats in a polar orbit at 730 km altitude. Successful operations could be initiated.
UWE-2 followed the earlier UWE-1. UWE-3 is also planned.
External links
- UWE-2 homepage
- Uni-Satellit UWE-2 erfolgreich gestartet, Gunnar Bartsch, Stabsstelle Öffentlichkeitsarbeit, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, 23 September 2009.
- information on UWE-3
- CubeSat Forum An independent, CubeSat-centric discussion forum.
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